Overview

• The Giants, Jets and the stadium’s operator have no plans to replace MetLife Stadium’s FieldTurf with natural grass.
• NFLPA interim executive director David White met with Giants players and John Mara during his visit and raised surface safety before citing league injury findings.
• According to 2024 league data, MetLife ranked ninth-best for lower-extremity injuries overall and first for visiting players.
• Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers tore his ACL and meniscus in Week 4 on the MetLife surface and will miss the remainder of the season.
• At least 15 ACL or Achilles tears have occurred at MetLife since 2020 despite a 2023 switch to the FieldTurf Core system, and the NFL says it has no plan to change the surface.